Synonyms of heals

heals

verb

present tense third-person singular of heal

1

as in rehabilitates

to restore to a healthy condition

a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart

heal the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehabilitates
• cures
• fixes
• treats
• repairs
• revives
• relieves
• mends
• alleviates
• sets up
• rehabs
• ministers (to)
• physics
• doctors
• renews
• attends (to)
• nurses
• revitalizes
• medicates
• fortifies
• cares (for)
• rejuvenates
• remedies
• resuscitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wounds
• hurts
• injures
• damages
• impairs
• harms
• disables
• cripples
• lames
• lacerates
• mutilates
• maims
• weakens
• afflicts
• ails
• saps
• mangles
• sickens
• wastes
• debilitates
• enfeebles
• enervates
• lays up

2

as in recovers

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness

most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovers
• improves
• recuperates
• mends
• recoups
• snaps back
• convalesces
• rallies
• gains
• comes back
• revives
• pulls round
• survives
• comes to
• comes around
• comes round
• cheers (up)
• perks (up)
• recruits
• picks up
• pulls through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• comes down
• ails
• fades
• fails
• weakens
• deteriorates
• declines
• degenerates
• sinks
• sickens
• worsens
• withers
• languishes
• wastes (away)
• regresses
• wilts
• relapses

3

as in cures

to bring about recovery from

time heals all wounds, even those of the heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cures
• alleviates
• relieves
• remedies
• soothes
• mends
• eases
• treats
• lightens
• allays
• doctors
• moderates
• tempers
• assuages
• salves
• palliates
• diagnoses
• medicates
• nurses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggravates
• worsens
• misdiagnoses
• overdiagnoses
• underdiagnoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heals

Each cut is essentially a wound; the quicker that wound heals, the less chance fungi have to get inside the grass blade. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

Jack, meanwhile, heals from a difficult past with each adventure in the kitchen. — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

One week our pacer was an acupuncturist who heals veterans and hikes for weeks on end with all of her belongings on her back. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Partnership heals through clear words as Venus moves through your 7th House of Partnership, trining Chiron in your 3rd House of Communication. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals. — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 22 June 2026

Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly. — Peter Jurich, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

Time heals all and, in a few years, Meslier will perhaps be remembered for the two Championship titles and that unforgettable 2020-21 season with Bielsa in his pomp. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026